Nicolas François Dun
Portrait of a lady, circa 1795
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 168
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 168
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 GBP
Price realised: 5.670 GBP
Price realised: 5.670 GBP
Description
Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Nicolas François Dun
Lunéville 1764 - 1832 Naples
Portrait of a lady, circa 1795
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame, decorated with pearls, glazed reverse;
signed lower right: Dun
67 by 52 mm.
Simon Ritter von Metaxa, Vienna, by 1903; | sale, Vienna, Leo Schidlof's Auction House, 5-9 April 1921, lot 19; | David David-Weill (1871-1952), until 1936; | with Wildenstein, Paris; | Sir Charles Clore (d. 1979), London; | his executor's sale, London, Sotheby's, 17 March 1986, lot 41; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Nicolas François Dun
Lunéville 1764 - 1832 Naples
Portrait of a lady, circa 1795
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame, decorated with pearls, glazed reverse;
signed lower right: Dun
67 by 52 mm.
Simon Ritter von Metaxa, Vienna, by 1903; | sale, Vienna, Leo Schidlof's Auction House, 5-9 April 1921, lot 19; | David David-Weill (1871-1952), until 1936; | with Wildenstein, Paris; | Sir Charles Clore (d. 1979), London; | his executor's sale, London, Sotheby's, 17 March 1986, lot 41; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Portrait of a lady, circa 1795 by Nicolas François Dun was worth GBP 5,670.00 (€ 6,333.90) to a buyer in December 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 1,800.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Nicolas François Dun - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A young lady, wearing silver tasselled bright blue scarf in her brown curling hair, facing right in white dress, cameo brooch pinned at corsage, red and blue bordered white stole draped around her shoulders, which sold at auction in November 2001 for GBP 8,812.50 (€ 14,023.46).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Portrait of a lady, circa 1795 von Nicolas François Dun war einem Käufer im Dezember 2020 GBP 5.670,00 (€ 6.333,90) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.800,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Nicolas François Dun mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A young lady, wearing silver tasselled bright blue scarf in her brown curling hair, facing right in white dress, cameo brooch pinned at corsage, red and blue bordered white stole draped around her shoulders beobachtet, die im November 2001 für GBP 8.812,50 (€ 14.023,46) versteigert wurde.
Nicolas François Dun - Auction history
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